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小籠包 (小笼包)

xiǎo lóng bāo

Definition

  1. (steamed) dumpling
  2. (small steamed meatfilled) buns
  3. soup dumpling (because of the sauce inside the dumpling)

Origin of the name 小笼包

小笼包 are small, very juicy, dumplings traditionally cooked in small bamboo steaming baskets, which are called 小 蒸笼, hence the name.

Character Decomposition

小
=
亅
+
八
籠
=
⺮
+
龍
包
=
勹
+
巳

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